IMDb, a massive database of films and the people who make them - from directors and actors, to writers and key grips - is currently coming under fire for its policy of publishing the ages of actors and writers, reports TheWrap. "The Guild has a contract with IMDb to provide credits information and does not release information on age," Neal Sacharow, a spokesperson for the WGA, told TheWrap.com. "We have raised our concerns with IMDb about its listing of ages."

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In most cases, individuals or their publicists provide the biographical data for their IMDb profiles - and many do not list birth dates. But once any information is listed, IMDb will only remove it if it is inaccurate, an IMDb spokesperson told TheWrap.

"IMDb is committed to being the most comprehensive source of film, TV and celebrity information," an IMDb spokesperson told the site. "Customers of IMDb trust that when they use our Web site, they are receiving comprehensive and accurate biographical information. When we are made aware of information that can be verified as inaccurate, we remove it from IMDb, as nothing is more important to us than customer trust."

Not necessarily, say critics. "I don't know where they get their information, but once it's up there, God help you," an agent told TheWrap.